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Unfortunately, workplace conflict is part of life. Conflicts, whether they are interpersonal or stem from work-related issues, will happen at some point in all workplaces. The important thing is how you manage it. If conflict begins, don’t ignore it, hoping it will go away. It will only get worse. Here are some tips about the… Read more »

According to the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), warehouse work can be riskier than work in other types of industries. Warehouses are sites were heavy equipment is used, where heavy material is loaded and unloaded, and where mechanical equipment can pose dangers is not used and maintained properly. It’s important to know the… Read more »

You have to hire some more people. That means you have to take time from an already busy schedule to brainstorm what you need most and write a job description. You have to make sure everything you need is included in the job description. You have to determine where to place the job ad, or… Read more »

Leadership is one of the most important qualities a manager can have. It means that your team will follow orders. It means you can develop new policies and procedures, and know they’ll be followed. It means your team will respect you. But leadership isn’t always easy. It has to be constantly developed, just like everything… Read more »

Keeping your employees is important. When someone knows your procedures and policies leaves your company, you are going to have to recruit, hire and train to replace them. That’s time-consuming for you. It’s also costly. It can cost from 30% to 50% of an entry-level salary just to find a new person. What are the… Read more »

Engagement at work can be difficult to measure. But you can see the signs when your employees aren’t engaged. They may fail to go the extra mile in production. All of a sudden, they are frequently 5 or even 10 minutes late. They don’t come back from breaks on time. They once went out to… Read more »

Retention of your best employees is important to your business since replacing people takes time and money. You have to advertise, go through a hiring process and train. While you are down an employee, productivity suffers. It also takes time. Everyone from the hiring manager to personnel has to make time in their schedule for… Read more »

Everyone agrees that employee turnover costs a company. Production that would have happened doesn’t while a replacement is recruited. That’s one cost. Recruiting itself — writing a job posting, receiving resumes and going through them — requires expense and time by either the hiring managers or the human resources department. Interviews take time away from… Read more »

When assessing hiring and turnover, it’s good to know what your employees want. What makes a workplace desirable to them? Benefits and Perks Are Key The answers may surprise you. Benefits and perks are nearly as important as salary considerations. Sixty percent of employees weigh the benefits and perks of a job as a major… Read more »

Employee turnover can cost a company up to two times an employee’s annual salary. In fact, the costs can be even more for key positions or those, like sales, that help to generate revenue. It stands to reason, then, that employers want to reduce employee turnover as much as they can. They want to keep… Read more »